[male speaker] [speaking Berber]
[male narrator] As the prophets and teachers of the early church
were fasting and praying, the Holy Spirit called Paul and Barnabas
to go on their first mission journey.
The church prayed together before sending them out.
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[female speaker] Hands were laid on them, and we prayed earnestly.
As a united church, we prayed for their safety
and that God would grant them the right words
to speak to the multitudes.
We prayed that our missionaries would be successful
in spreading the gospel.
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Paul and Barnabas traveled to several places.
In Cyprus, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues.
In Poseidon Antioch, almost the whole city gathered
to hear the word of the Lord.
When the Gentiles heard their messages, they believed.
The word of the Lord spread throughout the entire region,
and the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.
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[male narrator] Paul and Barnabas appointed elders in every church
and prayed with fasting, commending them to the Lord.
They gathered the church together and reported
all that God had done through them
and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
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